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Beck — Soldier Jane
Album: The Information
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Released: 2006
Length: 3:59
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No one cares what dress she wears at all
Tattered rags and paper bags and all
She's the one sleeping in the dirt
Drag her down, don't let her drown in dirt

Lovers drag their canes across the gates
Gamblers light candles for the days
No one wake her up, she's sleeping still
So put a candle on the window sill

Soldier Jane, don't be afraid
Take your heart out of the shell
Take your heart out of the shell
Throw it away

Stars, they strike the darkness in the room
Knives, they take the poison from the wound
Cars, they drive us down into the ruins
And sweep our cares away with dirty brooms

Soldier Jane, don't be afraid
Take your heart out of the shell
Take your heart out of the shell
Don't be afraid
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 Montreal_Mort wrote:

BillG: more Beck pls! Love this period!


Would rather hear less becky.
Posted 2 years ago by jp33442    [ Reply ]
Wonderful song! He's such a Beat-Meister!  He is always laying down the most killer grooves! I dig his timing and delivery! Trippy genius!
Posted 2 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
Good tune!
Posted 2 years ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
BillG: more Beck pls! Love this period!
Posted 3 years ago by Montreal_Mort    [ Reply ]
I've never heard a bad song by Beck
Posted 3 years ago by Btravelen    [ Reply ]
that's so great !
Posted 3 years ago by scratchou74    [ Reply ]
 ziakut wrote:
I'm not overly thrilled with any of his album cover choices. Glad I enjoy his music first...because I wouldn't be inclined to listen if I only had a visual of his cover choices.
 
This CD booklet actually came with a sticker sheet and a blank graph paper background so you could "make your own" album cover. Yeah, I kid you not. So you could have made your own kick-ass cover!
Posted 4 years ago by jkamm14    [ Reply ]
 On_The_Beach wrote:

I guess I should point out for the record that Beck's religious beliefs don't concern me.
I just like his music.
 
Then you'll be indifferent to find out he recently LEFT that silly cult he was in ;-) 

And I +1'd this, it's a 9 to my ears, love how the beat keeps going and just gets me in a nice laid-back groove...LLRP!!
Posted 4 years ago by lizardking    [ Reply ]
I'm not overly thrilled with any of his album cover choices. Glad I enjoy his music first...because I wouldn't be inclined to listen if I only had a visual of his cover choices.
Posted 4 years ago by ziakut    [ Reply ]
I LOVE BECK!!!!  Saw in concert with my son who was 16 at the time.  It was AWESOME!   Great musicians in his band.
Posted 5 years ago by drwhy    [ Reply ]
Big Beck fan here, but I'd not heard this nice little tune before, thanks Bill. Most excellent.
Posted 6 years ago by bluematrix    [ Reply ]
 Dosequis wrote:
Sounds like King Of Pain by Sting. But then again this guy Beck Hansen rips everybody off.
Not a talented person.  

 
Stay thirsty, my friends. Takes less talent than the above post.
Posted 10 years ago by WonderLizard    [ Reply ]
quite enjoyable
Posted 10 years ago by Lauriea    [ Reply ]
I used to be on a band that played this as a driving rock song. It was better, honest. 
Posted 10 years ago by Gazraman    [ Reply ]
Sounds like King Of Pain by Sting. But then again this guy Beck Hansen rips everybody off.
Not a talented person.  
Posted 10 years ago by Dosequis    [ Reply ]
 sajitjacob wrote:
Jeez, I didn't know he was a scientologist. Why Beck!? why!? It just goes to show you, I guess, that even great musicians are not immune to being.. well.. dumb.

 On_The_Beach wrote:
BEWARE SCIENTOLOGIST!!!
You asked for it.  ; )
 
I guess I should point out for the record that Beck's religious beliefs don't concern me.
I just like his music.
Posted 10 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
Is this guy ever going to write an original song? Beck "Mediocre" Hansen.
Posted 10 years ago by Dosequis    [ Reply ]
Jeez, I didn't know he was a scientologist. Why Beck!? why!? It just goes to show you, I guess, that even great musicians are not immune to being.. well.. dumb.


 On_The_Beach wrote:

BEWARE SCIENTOLOGIST!!!

You asked for it.  ; )

 


Posted 11 years ago by sajitjacob    [ Reply ]
Please.

Stop.

Playing.

So.

Much.

Beck.
Posted 11 years ago by ppopp    [ Reply ]
Like the tune, dislike the cover art.
Posted 11 years ago by ziakut    [ Reply ]
 JHZ wrote:
Can't find the SCIENTOLOGY comment from Stingray to this Beck tune. Has he really never caught this one on RP?
 
BEWARE SCIENTOLOGIST!!!

You asked for it.  ; )
Posted 11 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
Can't find the SCIENTOLOGY comment from Stingray to this Beck tune. Has he really never caught this one on RP?
Posted 11 years ago by JHZ    [ Reply ]
Beck is always good
Posted 11 years ago by t00lur    [ Reply ]
Just loathed this guy from the beginning.  And yet Bill has kept plugging away with it, wearing down my defenses . . . and hey.  I kind of like it.  Damn you, Bill!  :^D
Posted 12 years ago by Xeric    [ Reply ]
Surprised I only had this song down for an 8.  This is one of Beck's best "grooves" and I haven't grown tired of it after 100 listens in 5 years. 

8 —> 9
Posted 12 years ago by malvey254    [ Reply ]
If Beck refrained from singing on any of his songs, I might consider his experimentalism not only commendable, but also listenable. As it is now, I cannot stand him.
Posted 12 years ago by stevendejong    [ Reply ]

Another winnah from Beck!


Posted 13 years ago by sirdroseph    [ Reply ]
 chirpie wrote:
Awww... a bit too much cut off on the end there Bill. ^_^; (Man, I feel bad saying it)

 
He works with what gets submitted and as far as I know, he doesn't edit. If you have a more complete version, submit it!  There's always room for improvement. {#Mrgreen}  (P.S. - if you have a longer version, I urge you to upload it for review. I love this song, and a longer version, in my opinion, would be more than welcome.) {#Sunny}

Posted 14 years ago by Cynaera    [ Reply ]
Awww... a bit too much cut off on the end there Bill. ^_^; (Man, I feel bad saying it)

Posted 14 years ago by chirpie    [ Reply ]
 Jazbo wrote:
I remember thinking," OK Beck, you got me, I give up".

 
Yep, he got me, too.  I really, really love his music - this song in particular... {#Dancingbanana}
Posted 14 years ago by Cynaera    [ Reply ]
Pardon my French, but the testosterone runs thick lately...The Cure, that is FUNNY...
Posted 14 years ago by ddbz    [ Reply ]
 flatpicker wrote:
Very good song from a very good album.

I believe 100% that Beck is getting better with age.
His last few albums are his best work!
 
His earliest albums were amazing, but strange and disjointed.  Interesting, captivating but not elegant.  He is definitely maturing as a musician all the time.  His latest works are his most impressive, I feel.
Posted 14 years ago by vicariance    [ Reply ]
This is an amazing album.


Posted 14 years ago by EssexTex    [ Reply ]
This one is starting to grow on me...7 > 8{#Sunny}
Posted 14 years ago by rubenbeagle    [ Reply ]
Thanks for playing more Beck.   The more I HEAR, the more I LIKE.
Posted 14 years ago by musickat    [ Reply ]
Musical Scientology?
Posted 14 years ago by PeteyGreens    [ Reply ]
Very good song from a very good album.

I believe 100% that Beck is getting better with age.
His last few albums are his best work!

Posted 15 years ago by flatpicker    [ Reply ]
A creative juggernaut, I'd say.
Posted 15 years ago by Brooky    [ Reply ]
I remember thinking," OK Beck, you got me, I give up".

Posted 15 years ago by Jazbo    [ Reply ]
I wish the final awesome second wasnt cut off.
Posted 15 years ago by fuh2    [ Reply ]
Overall, I'd say I'm a Beck fan.
Posted 15 years ago by abulaabula    [ Reply ]
Nice track!
Posted 15 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
I'm not too familiar with Beck but if all his work is like this album, he's really worth paying attention to.  Thanks again, RP!
Posted 15 years ago by kaybee    [ Reply ]
 Tireux_De_Roche wrote:
This whole album, with the exception of the last song, is perfection.
 

Agreed.  I friggin' love this album and love this song.   I just saw him open up the new Club Nokia theatre in LA two weeks ago and the man can rock the house. What a talent! I just wished he would have played SOMETHING from this great album. 

Posted 15 years ago by eddief    [ Reply ]
I'll "second" the Guero vote (Scarecrow still sends chills!) and say I do like the grooves on some from The Information a lot...

window wrote:
Guero and Sea Change are my 2 fav Beck albums.




Posted 16 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
Pablo13 wrote:
Apart from Odelay(?) name me two albums that i can dive into that shows beck at his best?? I await replies!!
Guero and Sea Change are my 2 fav Beck albums.
Posted 16 years ago by window    [ Reply ]
(OK, mercenary not soldier, different spelling and most likely different sex...)
Posted 16 years ago by Cruithne3753    [ Reply ]
YourNameHere wrote:
Maybe Scientology has melted his brain, but he's about the most original thing going these days. Not everything he does is a home run, but I can't think of anyone who has put out more original, better material in the past five, maybe ten years.
In this day and age, the fact that anybody subscribes to or believes in religion of any kind, boggles my mind. Scientology is in a completely different "what the f#*k?!!!" category all together. Are people really that stupid?
Posted 16 years ago by bizon    [ Reply ]
Such a strange strange man. But I really really love his music.
Posted 16 years ago by pkimbrel    [ Reply ]
if this bass line doesn't get you bopping and humming, you must be ded...
Posted 16 years ago by Wilmshurst    [ Reply ]
For some reason i have neglected Beck from my record/cassette/cd/mp3 collection . Can someone convince me to dive in .From the very diverse inventive tracks that i have heard and not realised who they were by i have been impressed. On that score alone i should have brought Beck by now. Apart from Odelay(?) name me two albums that i can dive into that shows beck at his best?? I await replies!!
Posted 16 years ago by Pablo13    [ Reply ]
Oh and for those of you keeping score at home- there is no album cover per se. He just gives you a bunch of really wierd stickers and a gridded CD cover so you can make "your own" CD cover. Gotta love Beck
Posted 17 years ago by Deadwing    [ Reply ]
That bit near the end reminds me of "The acid Queen" from Tommy
Posted 17 years ago by EssexTex    [ Reply ]
beck rules
Posted 17 years ago by bdblinux    [ Reply ]
Great transition from Yo La Tengo. I thought the YLT song was Beck at first.
Posted 17 years ago by youngj    [ Reply ]
The complete ending is back! Thanks, Bill.
Posted 17 years ago by window    [ Reply ]
very, very nice....
Posted 17 years ago by Alifreckles50    [ Reply ]
Maybe Scientology has melted his brain, but he's about the most original thing going these days. Not everything he does is a home run, but I can't think of anyone who has put out more original, better material in the past five, maybe ten years.
Posted 17 years ago by YourNameHere    [ Reply ]
Nice segue to the Bongos!
Posted 17 years ago by fuh2    [ Reply ]
musikalia wrote:
I love that this CD comes with a sheet of stickers to make your own cover. Once again Beck does something totally unusual and original.
Not only that, but I've seen 4 different sets of stickers so far.. I've yet to see duplicated sticker sheets!
Posted 17 years ago by gabbadar    [ Reply ]
As with a few other artists Beck raises the question in my head "Is he the Emperors New Clothes". I tend to like what i hear, when i don't know who's track it is!!
Posted 17 years ago by Pablo13    [ Reply ]
I don't normally like Beck very much, but this is a damn good song!
Posted 17 years ago by canadave    [ Reply ]
I love that this CD comes with a sheet of stickers to make your own cover. Once again Beck does something totally unusual and original.
Posted 17 years ago by musikalia    [ Reply ]
Definitely, for me, his best disc. I've warmed to him greatly because of it.
Posted 17 years ago by rgrace    [ Reply ]
This whole album, with the exception of the last song, is perfection.
Posted 17 years ago by Tireux_De_Roche    [ Reply ]
Hooray for truncation! (Actually, as Beck goes, this one was fairly tolerable.)
Posted 17 years ago by kazuma    [ Reply ]
agnes wrote:
This new album kicked Beck up to #5 on my list of future ex-husbands
Actually, Beck was the first item my sweetheart and I had in common. Nicely, we were into completely different albums so we had lots of new Beck to share. Now we've gotten into the new disk at the same time...
Posted 17 years ago by rulebritannia    [ Reply ]
The more I listen to this CD, the better it gets. I guess that's typical for Beck.
Posted 17 years ago by Land_Shark    [ Reply ]
agnes wrote:
This new album kicked Beck up to #5 on my list of future ex-husbands
Posted 17 years ago by n4ku    [ Reply ]
Yeah! The bassline makes this song....always what catches my ear when I listen to it.
Posted 17 years ago by Alexandra    [ Reply ]
Great original artist/songwriter. Bass makes me boogie!
Posted 17 years ago by slowhand    [ Reply ]
This new album kicked Beck up to #5 on my list of future ex-husbands
Posted 17 years ago by agnes    [ Reply ]
window wrote:
Noooo! Bill, why o why did you cut off the volume swell at the end? It's such a great ending, not to mention part the artist's original intent!
I agree, possibly the best part of the song.. soooo eerie at the end.. love it.
Posted 17 years ago by davin    [ Reply ]
On_The_Beach wrote:
Nice. Love the ending.
Yeah. Nice ending. Not sure what window (below) is talking about.
Posted 17 years ago by pianocomposer    [ Reply ]
Noooo! Bill, why o why did you cut off the volume swell at the end? It's such a great ending, not to mention part the artist's original intent!
Posted 17 years ago by window    [ Reply ]
One of my favorites off the new album. Here's hoping Bill left the ending intact. Oh, and nice choice to follow Vein of Stars by the Lips! Good set we've got goin' on here.
Posted 17 years ago by window    [ Reply ]
WHOA DJ CUT OFF THE ENDING NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Posted 17 years ago by davin    [ Reply ]
Nice. Love the ending.
Posted 17 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
love this tune. love this album.
Posted 17 years ago by daveesh    [ Reply ]
This may be one of my favorite Beck tunes. Nice groove. As someone mentioned, sort of a Beck/Zero 7 mix. NICE!
Posted 17 years ago by Pyro    [ Reply ]
OK, I've heard enough, I am buying this CD today! Through RP of course!
Posted 18 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
who luvs ya baby....8-) Mari wrote:
Yea, Beck's beck again
Posted 18 years ago by godspeed    [ Reply ]
the artist extraordinaire....one cool cat, continually reinventing...
Posted 18 years ago by godspeed    [ Reply ]
deanofox wrote:
I think Beck is a great artist, but this does sound a lot like 'Zero 7'.
Change the "but" in that sentence to "and" .. this is simply awesome.
Posted 18 years ago by davin    [ Reply ]
Mari wrote:
Yea, Beck's beck again
I just got this new one...it's amazing!!!!!! cool tunes & creativity that kicks ass..
Posted 18 years ago by KMH    [ Reply ]
Kerly wrote:
What did I JUST said? Beck again!
Yea, Beck's beck again
Posted 18 years ago by Mari    [ Reply ]
Uncharacteristically rocking tune from Beck. 8.
Posted 18 years ago by trekhead    [ Reply ]
I think Beck is a great artist, but this does sound a lot like 'Zero 7'.
Posted 18 years ago by deanofox    [ Reply ]
What did I JUST said? Beck again!
Posted 18 years ago by Kerly    [ Reply ]
Great song. Great Album.
Posted 18 years ago by Kornmann    [ Reply ]
hmmmmm. I think I like it.
Posted 18 years ago by splooge    [ Reply ]
I don't dislike Beck, but I've never been into him, either. I think I was turned off by the gawdawful way the promotion machine hyped him when he first came out and I never gave him a chance. Don't dislike this song, but it doesn't do much for me, so I guess I'm stuck with my same impression.
Posted 18 years ago by smackiepipe    [ Reply ]
Nice combination of ambiant background and driving beat.
Posted 18 years ago by painter    [ Reply ]
Whoa epic ending. awesome!
Posted 18 years ago by davin    [ Reply ]
This song is a little better than the others I've heard so far. Overall, a disapointing follow-up to Guero.
Posted 18 years ago by thatch    [ Reply ]
I never thought I'd say this but they play an awful lot of Beck around here. I'm still trying to figure out if there is anything wrong with that.......
Posted 18 years ago by djblitz    [ Reply ]
Posted 18 years ago by El_Penguino    [ Reply ]
why do beck songs always make me look at who it is? look look, dirty crook, stole your mama's pocketbook
Posted 18 years ago by moocray    [ Reply ]
Yep. Out next week or the week after that I believe.
Posted 18 years ago by Darlington    [ Reply ]
Did someone say new?? Woo hoo indeed!! hiphopheart wrote:
A new Beck album? Woo hoo!
Posted 18 years ago by MojoJojo    [ Reply ]
A new Beck album? Woo hoo!
Posted 18 years ago by hiphopheart    [ Reply ]